Questions Arise From Poor Attendance at The National
The “On Your Side” column by T.J. Schwartz in Tuff Stuff Magazine is my favorite regular column in the magazine because he “tells it like it is” more than any other writer they have. When I flipped...
View ArticleVick Cards Magically Slipping Through
From Scott Kelnhofer on the Tuff Stuff Blog: Five separate Michael Vick cards from the recently released Topps Chrome Football set have sold on eBay in the past week. That’s noteworthy because Topps...
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Random Thoughts on a Slow Week
Don’t worry, I haven’t been neglecting this blog lately. There just hasn’t been ANY interesting collectibles news lately worth commenting on. Usually a few times a week I see something and say “I need...
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Tuff Stuff Radio 24×7 – An Odd Move
I opened up my inbox this afternoon and saw my weekly Tuff Stuff newsletter headlined with ‘Sports Collectors Radio to debut Feb 15′. I figured it would be a weekly radio show that lasted a few hours...
View ArticleTuff Stuff Radio: Some Good, Some Bad
I finally had a chance to listen to Tuff Stuff Radio this morning. Contrary to my earlier report, they are not providing programing 24 x 7 x 365….not even close to it. There is a one hour show every...
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Beckett Announces Major Site Overhaul
Feeling the pressure of sites like NAXCOM and facing a perception that card collecting doesn’t have a place in today’s day and age, Beckett is finally attempting to bring the cards and collectibles...
View ArticleWould We Be Better Without Beckett and Tuff Stuff?
Ben Henry runs arguably the best card blog on the web – The Baseball Card Blog. If you don’t already read it, you should. The other day he posed an interesting question: in five years will Beckett and...
View ArticleBlogs – How I Think the Card Industry Will Be Saved
Way back in 2004 when I started SportsLizard I couldn’t find too many other sites where collectors spoke their minds. In the past four years my role in the industry has changed. I went from collector,...
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Tuff Stuff Raises the Bar
Tuff Stuff launched a “new” website today. It’s pretty much exactly what you’d expect from Tuff Stuff – waaaaay behind the times with lots of sloppiness, confusing navigation, and a progressively worse...
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Tuff Stuff Mixed Marketing Message
Today I received a newsletter from Tuff Stuff. Upon opening, I was greeted with the following: See how it says “To get the free pricing right now, click here.” Well, I clicked and was brought to this:...
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